Free this weekend in Melbourne
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MON 19 OCT
La Dispute
2 dates · next Mon 19 Oct
Australian headline tour, which will be hitting our shores October 2026. La Dispute will be promoting their latest album No One Was Driving The Car, released in September of 2025 via Epitaph Records.
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Australian headline tour, which will be hitting our shores October 2026. La Dispute will be promoting their latest album No One Was Driving The Car, released in September of 2025 via Epitaph Records.
- Mon 19 Oct 2026
- Tue 20 Oct 2026
TUE 20 OCT
GIPSY KINGS by Diego Baliardo
Tue 20 Oct – Wed 21 Oct
Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 7pm.
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Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 7pm.
WED 21 OCT
WHISPERS (TH) IN MELBOURNE
Wed 21 Oct · 7:00pm–10:30pm
Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, WHISPERS have become one of the most formidable names in hardcore. Their signature sound blends metallic hardcore, crushing riffs and punishing breakdowns - taking them from Southeast Asia’s underground to stages around the world. Shows are Standing unless clearly stated.
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Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, WHISPERS have become one of the most formidable names in hardcore. Their signature sound blends metallic hardcore, crushing riffs and punishing breakdowns - taking them from Southeast Asia’s underground to stages around the world. Shows are Standing unless clearly stated.
WED 21 OCT
Don McLean
Wed 21 Oct · 7:30pm–11:30pm
Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 6:30pm.
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Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 6:30pm.
FRI 23 OCT
THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE: THE SONGS OF SCOTT WALKER
Fri 23 Oct – Sat 24 Oct
One of the most innovative and enduring songwriters of the twentieth century, Scott Walker was widely recognised as one of pop’s great adventurers.
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One of the most innovative and enduring songwriters of the twentieth century, Scott Walker was widely recognised as one of pop’s great adventurers.
FRI 23 OCT
Temporary friends
Fri 23 Oct · 7:00pm–11:00pm
Temporary Friends is a one night music experience built around good music, good people and genuine connection.
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Temporary Friends is a one night music experience built around good music, good people and genuine connection.
FRI 23 OCT
FF NEWSROOM PRESENTS: RealYungPhil, Gud, Woesum & Stacey
Fri 23 Oct · 7:00pm–11:00pm
All the way from the US of A & Stockholm, Sweden, 4 two nights only. Underground legends and critically acclaimed, all four artists are frequent collaborators on some of the most prolific musical offerings to hit the web/irl.
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All the way from the US of A & Stockholm, Sweden, 4 two nights only. Underground legends and critically acclaimed, all four artists are frequent collaborators on some of the most prolific musical offerings to hit the web/irl.
FRI 23 OCT
Ele Yan - MOMENT 2026 World Tour - Melbourne
Fri 23 Oct · 7:30pm–11:30pm
Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 6:30pm.
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Ticketed event at Palais Theatre. Doors 6:30pm.
FRI 23 OCT
Oddly Satisfying: Ky Newman & Atlgrandma
Fri 23 Oct · 8:00pm–11:30pm
Ky Newman is a content creator and producer on the podcast Emergency Intercom. atlgrandma is the artist Liam Hall, a key figure in Los Angeles’s leftfield pop community: pensive, digitally curdled music that blends rock, rap, pop, and dance music in new absurdist ways.
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Ky Newman is a content creator and producer on the podcast Emergency Intercom. atlgrandma is the artist Liam Hall, a key figure in Los Angeles’s leftfield pop community: pensive, digitally curdled music that blends rock, rap, pop, and dance music in new absurdist ways.
SAT 24 OCT
Free
Pinoy Octoberfest
Sat 24 Oct – Sun 25 Oct · 10am–4pm daily
A weekend of Filipino food stalls and live entertainment at Queen Victoria Market. Free entry.
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A weekend of Filipino food stalls and live entertainment at Queen Victoria Market. Free entry.
SAT 24 OCT
Free
Jazz Festival at Prahran Market
Sat 24 Oct – Sun 25 Oct · 11am–3pm daily
Free live jazz, soul and R&B from local artists in Market Square, 11am to 3pm both days.
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Free live jazz, soul and R&B from local artists in Market Square, 11am to 3pm both days.
SAT 24 OCT
Cox Plate at Flemington
Sat 24 Oct · 12:25pm–5:50pm
The Cox Plate runs at Flemington for 2026 only, its first time at the course. A full Group 1 race day a week before the Cup Carnival.
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The Cox Plate runs at Flemington for 2026 only, its first time at the course. A full Group 1 race day a week before the Cup Carnival.
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What's free in Melbourne this weekend?
Free this weekend (16–18 Oct): Mango Party at Prahran Market (17–18 Oct), Italian Festa & Expo (17–18 Oct) and Melbourne Donut Festival (17–18 Oct).
- Mango Party at Prahran Market 17–18 Oct
- Italian Festa & Expo 17–18 Oct
- Melbourne Donut Festival 17–18 Oct
What's on tonight in Melbourne?
Tonight in Melbourne: Caulfield Cup at Caulfield Racecourse (12:00am), The Shark Is Broken at Athenaeum Theatre One (2:00pm), Carlton v Western Bulldogs - 2026 NAB AFLW Season 11 at IKON Park (3:05pm), Briefs: The Works at Spiegel Haus Melbourne (4:30pm) and Tina's Rooftop Piano Bar at Spiegel Haus Melbourne (6:00pm).
- Caulfield Cup 12:00am
- The Shark Is Broken 2:00pm
- Carlton v Western Bulldogs - 2026 NAB AFLW Season 11 3:05pm
- Briefs: The Works 4:30pm
- Tina's Rooftop Piano Bar 6:00pm
What's on in Melbourne this weekend?
This weekend (16–18 Oct) in Melbourne: Caulfield Cup (Sat 17 Oct), Mango Party at Prahran Market (17–18 Oct) and Italian Festa & Expo (17–18 Oct). 27 events in all, listed on this page.
- Caulfield Cup Sat 17 Oct
- Mango Party at Prahran Market 17–18 Oct
- Italian Festa & Expo 17–18 Oct
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